Motor vehicle



Sept. 4, 1928.

A. MOORHOUSE MOTOR VEHICLE Filed Margh 26, 1924 Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,682,792 ersnr GREECE.

ALFRED moonnousn, or nnrnorr. MICHIGAN, assrenon To reonann Moron can COMPANY, OFDETROIT, MICHIGAN, A ooncronerion or MICHIGAN,

Moron VEHICLE.

Application filed March 26, 1924. Serial No. 701,94v.2.

This invention relates to motor vehiclesand particularly to the lamps and the means for operating the light projecting dev1ces of the lamps.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a motor vehicle with a simple and inexpensive mcans for operating the hght projecting devices.

Another object of the invention is to provide a motor vehicle with light projecting mechanism that will not rattle.

Another object of the invention is to combine the light projecting mechanism with the lamp supporting means of a motor vehicle.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following; description taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which:

Fig. l is a part section and part side elevation of the forward part of a motor vehicle embodying the invention, the section through the frame being on the line l-1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the motor vehicle lamps and supporting means and the light projecting; mechanism, being taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through one of the cross members of the vehicle frame on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents one of the side members of a motor vehicle frame and 11 is a cross member which extends between the side members and is secured thereto by the usual rivets 1.2. 13 is a steering mechanism or steering post supported upon the vehicle frame in any desired manner. Forwardly of the steering; post is an upright bracket 14, there being two of these brackets. one for each side member of the frame and secured thereto. These brackets i l support the vehicle fenders, fragments of which are shown at 15 in Figs. 1 and 2.

Mounted at the upper end of each of the brackets 14:. is a lamp bracket 16 and itwill be seen that the fenders 15 are clamped between the lamp brackets and. the brackets 14. Bolts or rivets 17 secure the lamp brackets to the brackets 14.

A tie rod or member in the form of a tube 18 extends between the lamp brackets 16 thereby forming a tie rod between the upper ends of the bracket 14. The tube 18 extends into tubular parts of the lamp bracketlfi as shown particularly in Fig. 2 an d these tulmlar parts of the lamp bracket are split as at 19 so that the tube lSadjaccntits ends may be clamped within the lamp brackets as bv the bolts 20. This rigidly secures the tube 18 to the lamp brackets and consequently to the ends of the brackets 14.

Supported. upon the lamp brackets 16 are lamps 21 each of which lamps has a lightprojectingr device, shown in. theform of a. tilting: reflector 22. the reflector being pivoted as at 23 so that it may be moved to either deflect the light upwardly or downwardlv on the road. N j The body of each of the lamps 21 has an opening 24 thereinfor the pa sage of the operating mechanism for the light changing devices as will be hereinafter described.

The means for operating the lightchanging device is supported by the member 18. A rock shaft 25 is supported in the tube 18 upon bronze bushings 26, the ends of the shaft 25 being cylindrical as shown at so thatthe shaft may be turned in thebushinn's 26. The intermediate part of the shaft 25 issquare in cross section as shownparticularly atthe middle part of Fig. 2 and upon this shaft are arranged apair'of operating levers 28 forthe light projecting device. "One of these levers 28 is arranged adjacent each endofithe shaft 25 and it extends out through an opening 29 in the tube 18 and. a coincident opening 30 in the cylindrical part of the lamp bracket 16. This is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Each of these levers 28 has tin-upwardly extending arm 31 and a link 32,:1djustable as at 33, connects the arm 31 with the light projecting device 22 for operatiue' the latter. As shown, the link 32 is pivotally connected at 34: to the lower part of the reflector of the lamp so that as the-shaft 25 is rocked the re flector 22'moves on its pivot 23.

The link 32extendsthroueh the opening 24. above referred to and the opening. thereby forms a guide for the link. This is important in that the wells of this opening; 24-. form the means for positioning the rock shaft 25 in the tube 18, as will be hereinafter described.

A pin 35 in each end of the rock shaft 25 prevents the bushing 26 from moving off of the end of the rock shaft and the bushing thereby forms an abutment at each end of the rock shaft. A spring 36 surrounds the rock shaft 25 at each end and is arranged between the abutment OP'lJUSlllIlfI 26 and the acent lever 28, which lever is adapted to slide on the the squareholein thelever. Thus the spring 36 at therig'ht-side of Fig. 2 pushes the lever 28 towards the left, which yielding movement is resisted .by'the wall ofthe opening 24 in the body of the lamp 21. A similar spring at the other end ofthe rock shaft 25 tends to push the other lever 28 towards the rightand this is resisted by the wall of the opening 24 in the other lamp. These openings24 thereby shaft-is rocked byia rod 37-extending downwardly fromaone-of the levers-28 to abell crank lever 38 supported on the frame side member 10,a=r0d- 39 extending from the'bell crank-lever38 to aibellicrank-lever fll supported 'adjacentthe steering column 13, and

a push rod- 41 connected tothe bell crank lever 40, the-upper end ot-ithepush rodM-being mounted within reach ofthed-river.

While I have herein. described in some detail a specific embodiment et my invention, which I deem to be new and advantageous and mayspecificaLly-claim, I do not desire it to be understood that myinvention is limited to the exact details of .the construction, as r it will be apparent that changes maybe-made therein without departing from the spirit orv scope ofmy invent-ion.

Having thus described my invention, what I JClBlIIL anddesire to! secure :by Letters Pattween the levers and lthezbeari 2. In amotor vehicle, the coi hb ihationofra pair of bracketseach having a tubnlarbase, lamps mounted upon the rackets, alight mounted oneach of the brackets, a light projecting device mounted in each lamp, a tubular section having its respective ends-mounted in the tubular bases, the tubular sections being provided with slots to register with the slots in the bases, a bearingin each end of the tubular section, a shaft journaled in the bearings within the tubular section, levers slidably mounted on the shaftand projecting through the registering slots, means for sustaining a pressure between the levers and the bearings, linkage connections between the levers and the light projecting devices and means for rocking the shaft 4. Ina motor vehicle, the combination with a pair of spaced lamps, each said lamp having a light projectingdevicetherein and an opening in the bodythereof, of a rock shaft having an abutment at each end, a lever slidably mounted on said rockshaft adjacent each end thereof, a link connecting each of said levers i with one of said light projecting devices for rocking said devices, said links passing through saidopenings in the lamp bodies, and a spring arrangedbetween each said abutment and said lever for placing lateral tension on the various joints to thereby prevent rattle.

5. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a pair of lamps havingilight'projecting devices, a tube extending between said lamps, bushings arranged ad acent the ends of said tubes, a rock: shaft mounted in said bushings, a lever mounted adjacent each end ofsaid rock shaft and. having connections to said light pro'ecting. devices,and-a.spring be- {ween eac of said bushings and the ad acent ever.

In testimony whereof I allix my-signature.

ALFRED MOORHOUSE. 

